Life Science

A Simple Strategy for Science Test Prep: Observation Stations

Do you ever wonder how to prepare students for science testing with all of the strange scenarios they might encounter in the questions? I was

Must-Have Life Science Books for Your Elementary Classroom

These are my favorite trade books to help you teach life science concepts like adaptations, traits, ecosystems, food chains, and life cycles in your elementary

Animal Adaptations-- Small groups make a collaborative anchor chart to practice identifying structures and functions.

Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor chart for structural adaptations and functions

I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to

Collaborative Anchor Charts for Science Vocabulary: inherited traits and learned behaviors example

Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor charts for inherited traits and learned behaviors

I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to

Step on it! A life-sized food web

This is a fun idea to add to your unit on ecosystems. Make a life-sized version of an ocean food web for students to work their way

5 Ideas to Teach Insect Life Cycles- Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis

One of the most interesting aspects of insect life cycles is metamorphosis, which is the process of transformation that some insects go through as they

5 Ideas for Teaching About Plants (Learn what works!)

Plant study is always a crowd favorite with students and science fairs- but they’re dependability can be a bit frustrating to a busy teacher! I’ve

Why I Love Science Stations Units

What Are Science Stations? My line of Science Stations Units were created for 4th-6th grade students to have an opportunity to explore science topics at their

7 Ideas to Teach Ecosystems and Food Webs

Food webs is one of my favorite topics–so you’ll see LOTS of great ideas to teach students about the flow of energy throughout an ecosystem.

5 BEST Ideas to Teach Animal Adaptations and Plant Adaptations

Looking for ideas and resources for animal and plant adaptations? Here are 5 fabulous ideas!

Adapt! A Science Stations Unit

I have been using centers all year in science and decided to get one set ready for publishing. I’ll publish the rest eventually, but have

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